Monroe City, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Monroe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63456. The Survey maps it on the Monroe City quadrangle. 2,652 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 745 feet above sea level.
On record in Monroe City
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Farmers and Merchants Bank Buildinglisted 2012
St. Jude's Episcopal Churchlisted 2000
Washington Schoollisted 1994
Population over time
2 figuresMonroe City grew from 2,531 to 2,652 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,531 | |
| 2020 | 2,652 | +121 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1903 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Monroe City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Monroe City in 1997, burning about 14 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 March 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 October 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 January 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Monroe City: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dirigo Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
30 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monroe City in 30 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | 1 hurt | Thunderstorm wind gusts of about 45 mph blew down some roof trusses at a home under construction. One worker was injured by the flying lumber. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines around the county, especially between Monroe City and Paris. Also, several power poles were blown down along Highway W. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated at 70 mph were reported by ham radio spotters in extreme northern Monroe County, near the Monroe-Shelby County line. Ham radio spotters also reported several large trees down in Monroe City. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | - | A mesonet station measured a 52 kt wind gust 1 SSE of Monroe City. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over a semi truck at a business on the west side of town. Also, numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down around town. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines and large tree limbs around town. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Monroe City | - | Up to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time over Monroe County. Several roads were flooded including Route W near the intersection with U.S. Highway 24. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Monroe City | - | Up to 6 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several low water crossings were flooded throughout the county. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | - | Thunderstorm winds caused roof and structural damage to a home about 4 miles southwest of Monroe City. There were several trees, tree limbs and power lines blown down in Monroe City. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | - | An intense bow echo moved through the area knocking down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines. The doors were blown off of a couple of hangers at Monroe City Regional Airport, damaging several planes. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees in town. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Monroe City | - | Up to 5 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including the eastbound lanes of U.S. Highway 36 just west of Monroe City and numerous roads in the town of Monroe City. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Monroe City | - | Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Water covered Highway 15 in Paris and Highway D had 2 feet of water over it around 2 miles east of the intersection with Highway 15, so it was closed for a time. In Monroe City, one lane of a road in town was being eroded by fast flowing water from a nearby creek. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | - | Numerous large trees and tree limbs were blown down around town. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Monroe City | - | The Monroe County supercell spawned its second tornado near the southwest city limits of Monroe City at approximately 6:30 pm CDT. The tornado moved northeast across the northern part of town. Twenty-five homes sustained varying degrees of roof damage due to downed trees and large tree limbs broken by the tornado. The width of the damage area was 50 yards and damage intensity was rated F0 over this area. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | - | Law enforcement officials reported trees down across Route N south of Monroe City. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Monroe City | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Monroe City | - | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Monroe City | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Monroe City | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Monroe City | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Monroe City | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Monroe City | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Monroe City | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Monroe City | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe City | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Clapper | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Stoutsville | 9.8 miles | 11 | |
| North Fork | 10.2 miles | 11 | |
| Leich Ford | 11.3 miles | 11 | |
| Florida | 11.4 miles | 16 | |
| Buzzards Roost | 13.0 miles | 16 | |
| Goss | 14.6 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Monroe City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q957330 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729344. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




